Rick Pitino gave some thoughts on the current state of college basketball on social media this afternoon.
“Everything I’m reading from college coaches is great stuff, but what’s not being said, is that it’s no longer college basketball,” Pitino said in a post on X. “It’s professional basketball with budgets that rival the Euroleague. So pros have trade deadlines. The G league is way below college basketball on a pay scale. Even two way players are way below. Unfortunately the game I’ve been in for over 40 years no longer exists.”
Sadly, Pitino is right and I’m not sure the damage can be undone at this point.